No. 21-7728

Antonio M. Branco v. Massachusetts

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights due-process exhaustion-of-remedies federal-jurisdiction habeas-corpus state-appeals
Key Terms:
Arbitration Securities
Latest Conference: 2022-05-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the dismissal of a Section 2254 petition based on failure to exhaust state remedies should be overturned, given that the judgment conflicts with other federal circuit rulings holding that unjustifiable excessive state system appellate delay violates the petitioner's constitutional rights and constitutes a deprivation of due process

Question Presented (from Petition)

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Docket Entries

2022-08-22
Rehearing DENIED.
2022-07-28
DISTRIBUTED.
2022-06-26
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2022-05-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-05
Waiver of right of respondent Massachusetts to respond filed.
2022-04-26
Application (21A653) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until April 21, 2022.
2022-04-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 27, 2022)
2022-02-09
Application (21A653) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 20, 2022 to April 21, 2022, submitted to Justice Breyer.

Attorneys

Antonio M. Branco
Antonio M. Branco — Petitioner
Antonio M. Branco — Petitioner
Massachusetts
Eva Marie BadwayOffice of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Respondent
Eva Marie BadwayOffice of the Massachusetts Attorney General, Respondent